coldrumhead
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Re: The Grateful Dead: America's greatest ever band?
Jun 13, 2007, 18:21
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Vybik Jon wrote: No.
I am with you on that one Vybik John.
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Dog 3000
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America's greatest ever *POP* band . . .
Jun 15, 2007, 18:48
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. . . is unquestionably The Monkees (even if Davy's a brit.)
Great songs & productions by the cream of the "brill building" crop, charismatic performers, but best of all I adore them for their will to fail in the face of overwhelming success. They didn't have to insist on producing their own records, insert subversive messages into their TV show, and make a tremendously psychedelic non-commercial motion picture . . . but they did.
Lots of great Monkees stuff on YouTube --
The freakout climax from their final TV special -- the first couple minutes feature the quartet "proving they can actually play their instruments" (note Micky's weird drum set up -- he plays the kick with his left foot.) But then it turns into a crazy hippy freakout! Look for Budy Miles, Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll in the crowd (plus Rip Taylor!)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wgpxTgOQN7o
First pop group ever to use a moog synthesizer on a record (Mickey met the guys from Beaver & Krause backstage at Monterrey, so he bought one of the very first moogs!)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XgJ55PJJHnw
Mike snarks it up with Frank Zappa (methinks maybe Ole Wool Hat just smoked a funny cigarette?) (Also get a kick out of the joke about Mike joining The Byrds . . . )
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RgNxuNaYHsk
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singingringingtree
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Re: America's greatest ever *POP* band . . .
Jun 15, 2007, 21:07
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is the ronettes
or isley brothers
or booker t + the mgs
i mean, monkees is ok, but ....
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Glam Descendant
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no one has mentioned...
Jun 17, 2007, 04:35
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Sly and the Family Stone!
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